The president says he wants to "pursue a resolution that protects national security while saving a platform used by 170 million Americans."
The TikTok ban was supposed to be a critical national security response to the threat posed by the Chinese government and its control over an app with 170 million users in our country. Shortly before the law went into effect,
The Supreme Court unanimously found the new law that could lead to a ban of TikTok does not violate the First Amendment rights of the platform or its users.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to temporarily delay the U.S. TikTok ban, directing the Department of Justice to hold off on enforcing the controversial law for 75 days. This doesn't mean TikTok has been saved, though.
What started as “the dance app” spawned countless memes, launched lucrative careers and shaped entire industries. Here’s how it got here.
President Donald Trump has directed his Justice Department to pause enforcement of the TikTok ban until early April.
The order directs the Justice Department not to take action or impose penalties against "any entity for any noncompliance" with the law.
Trump signed an executive order Monday that gives TikTok a 75-day extension during which the U.S. will not enforce the law meant to force the app's owner to sell the company.
to permit my Administration an opportunity to determine the appropriate course of action with respect to TikTok," the White House said in the order. "During this period, the Department of Justice ...